Originally Posted by
ChurnieEls
When Hyatt had a smaller footprint they needed to compete with the WoH program, I imagine the Chase partnership accelerated their ability to onboard flags (look at how they've grown in European capitals in particular) and now they just simply don't need to compete as much. This change, while brutal, has been on deck for a couple of years now.
For me, most of the new Hyatts are irrelevant in that I positively avoid all inclusive and, more generally, resort hotels. If you eliminate these categories of new hotels, the footprint hasn't grown by very much.